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Retake Courses

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Lockstep Programs

AAS Healthcare & AAS IT programs are Lockstep programs. All courses within the program and the course sequence and schedule within each term of the program are pre-determined by the college. In lockstep programs:

All program courses are required for graduation unless the student receives transfer credit, or the class is noted as elective or optional in the catalog.
Students are generally required to pass all core courses in the term to move to the next term in the program.
Students who fail any of the core program courses must contact their Program Director to determine whether they can continue to remain enrolled in the program.

Cohort Programs

In addition to Lockstep, Certificate-level Healthcare programs are Cohort Programs. A cohort program is one in which the students within that cohort all start and finish at the same time. In a cohort program, all students progress through the program together as a group, at the same pace. In cohort programs:

All program courses are required for graduation unless the student receives transfer credit, or the class is noted as elective or optional in the catalog.
Students are generally required to pass all the courses in the term to move to the next term in the program with their cohort.
In most cases, students who fail any of the courses within the term will be formally withdrawn from their program and will be required to re-enroll with a different cohort if they would like to continue in the program.

MCC students who need to retake some courses may be able to retake them online via StraighterLine. StraighterLine courses allow you to go at your own pace with the flexibility to complete the course work anywhere, anytime, and on your schedule. All StraighterLine courses are reviewed and recommended for credit by the American Council of Education (ACE). For any questions or assistance, you can contact StraighterLine services directly at (888) 970-9422.

How It Works:

First, visit Midwestern Career College partner page on StraighterLine to view course equivalency descriptions here and register for the course(s).
- All courses include eTextbooks, 24/7 on-demand tutoring, and live student support 7 days a week.
- Course access requires an active membership.
Finally, upon successful course completion, you must promptly request Straighterline services to send your electronic transcript directly to MCC (MCC email is on file).
- First, go to the Transcripts page in your Dashboard & create a new transcript request.
- Second, follow the instructions in the form and click Submit.

Additional Information:

There is no fee for transcript delivery, but if a fee is required such as a remaining balance on the active membership, you will be directed to the payment screen to enter and confirm your payment details.
Transcript requests may take up to 7 business days to process. Electronic Transcripts, sent via email, are transmitted upon approval. This processing time does not include transit time if a physical transcript is being sent via USPS.
Remember, it is important to review our Transfer Credit Policy (available in the initial subtab “Policy”) or the full policy here

MCC courses available at Straighterline.com
Business courses	Healthcare courses	General Education courses
Financial Accounting Introduction to Business Administration Business Ethics Principles of Management Intermediate Accounting Business Communication Principles of Accounting Managerial Accounting Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management	Microbiology Medical Terminology Introduction to Pharmacology Anatomy & Physiology (must take BIO201 & BIO202) Anatomy & Physiology I (BIO201) Anatomy & Physiology II (BIO202)	General Education Mathematics English Composition I Introduction to Speech Communications Introduction to Humanities Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Biology